My first attempt at making granola was not bad at all ! I ‘ve been asked to share my recipe so here it is. So looking forward to trying it with different ingredients.Swap the granola you get from supermarkets, often laden with added sugars and unhealthy fats which are pro-inflammatory and unfortunately contribute to several chronic health conditions.

This recipe is packed with oats, which stabilise your blood sugar levels so great when on a Low GI diet. If you are intolerant to gluten you can select the gluten free oats and voila this recipe is then also Gluten free in addition to it being dairy free.

The coconut oil, nuts, seeds including the chia seeds are lovely for your skin, hair and nails and giving you the glow you want and deserve .You get the sweetness from the cinnamon (great for hormone balancing and stabilising the sugar cravings you may have occasionally) and from dried dates. For those who follow a plant based diet, you get great amounts of healthy protein but also plenty of amounts of protein. Yes we use coconut oil , and once you invest in one of those pots ( lucybee coconut oil, tiana , or higher nature for example), it will last for a while and you”ll find yourself baking and cooking with it all the time. This recipe is delicious !

Ingredients

2 cups of oats

1/2 cup of chopped almonds (when toasted in a pan for a few minutes, or in the oven, they add more crunch to the granola. you may do so before chopping them)

1.5 cup of coconut (flakes or shredded)

1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds

1/4 sunflower seeds

1/4 chopped dried dates

1/4 cup of pecans

wet ingredients

1/4 melted coconut oil

2-3 tablespoons of agave syrup or honey or maple syrup

2 tablespoons of cinnamon

1tsp of vanilla extract

Method : Melt your coconut oil in a saucepan and add in the other wet ingredients. In a large bowl, combine the wet ingredients to the dry ones. Substitute your ingredients for those that you prefer. Be it walnuts, cranberries, brazil nuts, walnuts, raisins, ground flax…

Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius.

Spread the mixture onto a pan lined with parchment paper or a non-stick mat and bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes. Do check very 15 minutes or so and give the granola a good stir

Allow to cool for 20-25 minutes before serving. You may keep the granola in the fridge or in an air-tight glass container for about a month..